The C.D. Howe Institute’s Energy Policy Program looks at the economics of energy use and development in Canada: its contribution to national prosperity and the regulatory and fiscal changes that could enhance that contribution. The Program applies the latest thinking in public finance and resource policy to assess how governments can improve the global competitiveness of the energy sector, improve the understanding of the need for energy market access, foster the innovation that will create the energy sector of the future, and help policymakers collaborate locally, nationally and globally.
The Institute has created the Energy Policy Council to advise the program. The Council convenes industry leaders, policymakers, subject-matter experts and leading academics, for bi-annual meetings to review the work program and draft papers. The role of the Council is to support and advise the Institute’s research and events program pertaining to Canada’s energy sector.
Co-Chairs

Brad Corson
Chairman, President and CEO, Imperial OilMembers

Richard Anderson
Senior Fellow
Laura Arnold
Vice President, External Affairs, Sustainability and Market Policy, TransAlta Corporation
Michael Bernstein
Executive Director, Canadians for Clean Prosperity
Varun Bindal
Canada Energy Industry Lead, Accenture Canada
Francis Bradley
President & CEO, Canadian Electricity Association
David Brock
Vice President, Energy Security, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
Tabatha Bull
President and CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Mark Cameron
Vice President, External Relations, Pathways Alliance
Dave Collyer
Corporate Director and Business Consultant
Pat Dalzell
Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Bruce PowerResearch Papers

Game On: The Implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act for Canadian Competitiveness
April 18, 2023
Last Barrel Standing? Confronting the Myth of “High-Cost” Canadian Oil Sands Production
December 20, 2022

Only Hot Air? The Implications of Replacing Gas and Oil in Canadian Homes
September 20, 2022
Conference Report – Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic?
July 28, 2022